UNDP Pacific Risk Resilience (PRR) programme

Dear Colleagues,

UNDP Pacific Centre has recently signed an agreement with AusAID to implement the Pacific Risk Resilience (PRR) programme. The goal of the programme is to strengthen the resilience of pacific island communities to disasters and climate change related risk. The programme will run for an initial period of 4 years (2012- 2016) with an overall budget of approximately USD$ 4 million per annum. The countries to be targeted initially (selected on their risk profile) are Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Tonga and Fiji.

The programme will be centered on two components that will be implemented under one coordinated and integrated programme: 1) risk governance: supporting mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) into development planning and budgeting at all levels of government; and 2) community level initiatives: strengthening community resilience through targeted community based DRM and CCA (supported through a community small grants scheme). See attached a programme brief for your information. UNDP will have overall responsibility for the management of the programme, but will engage an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) to implement the second component at the local level in all four countries.

Best Wishes,

Garry Wiseman

Manager, UNDP Pacific Centre